Without a ceasefire for vaccines, polio could spread throughout the region: WHO specialist

The UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) has called for a ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate a mass polio vaccination campaign for 600,000 children under the age of eight, following the detection of polio in the enclave’s wastewater. WHO polio specialist Hamid Jafari warned that without a ceasefire and adequate freedom of movement for healthcare workers, the risk of a polio outbreak in Gaza and the region is "very high." Jafari emphasized that the disease could spread rapidly, posing a direct threat to Gaza's children and potentially leading to a public health emergency in Israel, the West Bank, Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and other nearby countries. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Palestine #Gaza #GazaDisplacment #GazaPolioEpidemic #Polio #WHO #GazaSewageCrisis #GazaWaterCrisis #GazaWaterShortages #GazaSanitationCrisis #Israel #IsraelHamasWar #GazaWar #IsraelWar #IsraelGazaWar #GazaUnderAttack #GazaHumanitarianCrisis #GazaBombardment #GazaHealthCrisis